PHILIPS HEARING AID (Hearing aid)
1970
2022/020/001
This hearing aid is made of a biege plastic. There is a clear discoloured hook on the end. On the back there is a compartment for a small battery: this has MTO engraved. On the inside side of the hearing aid the words 'Philips HP8251 Made in Holland' in orange. There is also '30336' in...
Rights information: Copright: Black Country Living Museum
Description
This hearing aid is made of a biege plastic. There is a clear discoloured hook on the end. On the back there is a compartment for a small battery: this has MTO engraved. On the inside side of the hearing aid the words 'Philips HP8251 Made in Holland' in orange. There is also '30336' in black. These have partly faded.
This hearing aid is a HP8251 model. It was added to the collection as part of a selection of hearing aids which were owned by a lady who lives in the Black Country.
- Claudia Davies, Curating for Change Fellow, Black Country Living Museum